One of the most revealing moments in the parsha occurs after the plague of hail. Pharaoh, shaken and afraid, calls out to ...

Parasha Shemot teaches that antisemitism is a recurring human failure, but Jewish resilience is a recurring miracle. The ...

In Parshat Va’era, God begins to inflict the ten plagues on Pharaoh and on Egypt. Our Sages teach that each plague has ...

1620, Pilgrim leader William Bradford, later the Governor of Plymouth Colony, reading the Mayflower Compact on board the Mayflower off the coast of what became known as Massachusetts. (Photo by ...

This week's Parsha Almanac by Rabbi Dovid Taub is nearly complete, but is missing some sections due to the passing of his ...

No fewer than seven portions are dedicated to the building of the Tabernacle and the sacrificial service offered there. One wonders why the text includes so much detail. This emphasis is especially ...

Rabbeinu Yona in Shaarei Teshuva (3:17) teaches us that the sublime virtues in Judaism (e.g. Talmud Torah, “V’halachta Bidrachav – following in His ways) were given over as Mitzvot Asei, positive ...

Yosef's Presence in Mitzrayim kept us going through golus mitzrayim. Today still we learn from Yosef, and despite symptoms of golus we live with Torah and Mitzvos increasing in Joy, Love, and Torah ...